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shooting from the hip; starting something without sufficient preparation; acting on a vague estimate (of the situation)

3

payment of a sum twice the original; giving back a gift double the value of the one received; repaying twofold; inflicting a revenge twice as hurtful (painful, costly, etc.) as the original misdeed

72

stock; inventory; stocking up (e.g. on food); (soup) stock; stock; share; stock (point-in-time economic quantity)

1

next time (occasion)

2

other side; other party; other end (e.g. of phone connection); opposition

1

double-edged sword

1

risky speculation; big gamble; large bet

3

truancy; absence without leave

1

completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)

1

waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser

4

to loiter; to hang around; to wander around; to prowl; to roam

1

police questioning (of a suspicious person); police checkup

1

prospects of victory; chances of success

1

to reveal by washing the surface; to expose by washing away dirt, earth, etc.; to discover (by investigation); to bring to light; to start washing

1

countermeasure; counter-measure

2

to address

1

frequently; very often

1

to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; to find someone's fault; to get evidence on someone; to get a lead on someone

2

conservatives

1

invisible writing revealed by applying heat; writing done in invisible ink

2

to precede; to forestall; to anticipate

2

(advance) notice; preliminary announcement; warning; trailer (for a film, TV show, etc.)

1

to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright

1

(measuring) scale; rule; scale; scope; (musical) scale; weighing scale

1

fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit

1

cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance

1

complete defeat; losing all of one's matches; finishing the tournament with no wins

3

two-digit number; "tens" column; two digits; double figures

2

conspiracy; collusion; complicity

1

withdrawal; discontinuance; abandoning; dropping

1

a bolt out of the blue

1

conspirator; accomplice

1

arrest; roundup

2

to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet

1

probability; likelihood

1

to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light

2

to wave a flag; to show the way

4

foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige

1

white heat; incandescence; (emitting) white light; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax

2

to court; to woo; to approach defiantly

1

total war; all-out war

1

death from explosion; death from bombing; bombing (in sales); flopping

1

to carry in one's hand; to have in one's hand; to lead (e.g. troops); to present (an issue, policy, artistic work, etc.); to take up

1

to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)

1

live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger

1

dead of night; midnight

1

only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)

2

sharp (blade, image, mind, etc.); sharp; number sign; hash sign; mechanical pencil

1

soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly

1

to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear

1